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from Sebastian Junger’s “The Perfect...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:15:28 -0400

from Sebastian Junger’s “The Perfect Storm”
http://tadaa.im/jMXW6D

lovelyarc: When The Mountain Goats’ All Hail West Texas came...

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:31:52 -0400

When The Mountain Goats’ All Hail West Texas came out, I was already a devoted and convinced fan, but it was that album’s opening track, “The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton” in combination with some of the poetry I was reading at the time, that seemed to somehow raise the stakes for me. I was living in Akron, Ohio, some poetry school behind me, teaching reading at an elementary school, and feeling separated from anyone else who wanted to devote their lives to making poetry. I know I’m not alone in adopting this particular song as a rallying cry for not being afraid, but that is what it became. It gave me permission for unashamed pursuit, and a sense of urgency and belonging. It was right around this exact time that I started Octopus Magazine and wrote the first few poems of what would become The Man Suit.

A few years later when I had returned to school for poetry, and was living in Lincoln, NE, I met Mathias Svalina. In his basement apartment, tacked up onto the wood paneling across from the bathroom in his hallway, were these exact words from that song: When you punish a person/for dreaming his dream/don’t expect him to thank/or forgive you. It was through this song, and this exact bar in that song, that I knew we were both capable, if we stuck together, of being undeterred. Together, the two of us started Octopus Books in those months.

So last night, biking along the east bank esplanade in Portland to the IPRC for a Futuretense Books reading, when I again saw these exact words as grafitti on the wall beneath the Morrison Bridge, I felt reminded of this urgency, this absolute necessity, another 5 years later, as if I was somehow supposed to see it in this brief window of time before it gets painted over. Other people were biking and jogging past it and not even turning their heads to look. In this song I feel dedicated, undeterred, and not alone. Thank you for this song, John Darnielle, for putting your hand on the back of my neck every time it plays, and every time I see it written on some wall. To another five years. Hail Satan.

As if Zachary Schomburg weren’t amazing enough. Hail Satan.

Poems poems poemsy

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:16:13 -0500

lettyt:

I have not been here in ages, and that makes me sad, but I do have news. My new chapbook from dancing girl press, “You aren’t in this movie”, was just released, & it’s kind of Halloweeny (though it works for any time of the year). For 7 bucks, you can read my fantasias on Lynch & Cronenberg & various film noir goodies & some Hitchcock, too. Read an excerpt at the link and check out one of the poems from the book in the latest issue of 13 Myna Birds.

This is good stuff-great stuff

photojojo: The late Neil Armstrong was the main photographer on...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:24:54 -0400

photojojo:

The late Neil Armstrong was the main photographer on the first mission to the moon.

He used a modified Hasselblad (pictured above) to shoot medium format photos from the lunar landscape. Reminds us of the exciting new photos we’ve been getting back from Curiosity!

Remembering Neil Armstrong Through His Lunar Photos

via Chase Jarvis

awesome

AFTER SEM (NYC 7/22)

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:30:30 -0400

It’s fitting,
I think,
to read Nine Alexandrias
on the bus from
New York to somewhere

home, maybe, or the place
containing my posessions.

these days my writing is
poetry in response,
but one must start somewhere:

red star express lines,
fisherman’s pride.

I’ll be back in two days

Or well if some people got divorced. shawnbrackbill: my...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:37:41 -0400

Or well if some people got divorced.

shawnbrackbill:

my Thurston Moore photo cut out in a zine….

kindaquiet:

tulletulle:

“Courtney gave me Kurt’s parka after he died. I love seeing that hanging in my closet.”

“The only way [Sonic Youth] could really break up is if someone died, I think.”

“May others see in us only what we see in then, perfection and beauty beyond telling.”...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:17:05 -0400

“May others see in us only what we see in then, perfection and beauty beyond telling.” -Ray Bradbury, from “Driving Blind”

Prufrock. the answer is always J. Alfred.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:05:26 -0400

Prufrock. the answer is always J. Alfred.

Today's Tomorrow: The 5DMKII VIEW CAMERA

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:22:43 -0400

Today's Tomorrow: The 5DMKII VIEW CAMERA:

Brilliant. Why didn’t we think of this? We’ve done TTV and we usually only buy the vintage cameras that take 120 or 35 mm film… but this opens a whole new world!

todaystomorrow:

Well almost… I’ve had this Piccolette Contessa-Nettel (1919) folding camera for ages. Its been a great piece of photo history sitting on my shelf. Was curious if it could make pictures again, so I hacked it onto my 5D. Here are the results. WOW!!! IT’S ALIVE!!!

Zeiss Ikon 7.5cm f6.3 (wide…

when you punish a person for dreaming his dream don’t expect him to thank or forgive you

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:04:13 -0500

when you punish a person for dreaming his dream don’t expect him to thank or forgive you

fuckyeahthemountaingoats: “Eugene Sue” tMG song that was...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:40:49 -0500

fuckyeahthemountaingoats:

“Eugene Sue” tMG song that was auctioned earlier this year to raise money for tsunami relief

Even better than anticipated. Thanks for sharing, ye auction winner, ye.

just received russ woods’ tiny people in the mail with tell her by chad redden. made my day

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:12 -0500

just received russ woods’ tiny people in the mail with tell her by chad redden. made my day

awesome. fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo: [Picture: Background — a...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:18:26 -0500

awesome.

fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo:

[Picture: Background — a six piece pie style colour split, alternating black and grey. Foreground — a picture of an armadillo. Top text: “ [SOMEBODY DIES] ” Bottom text: “ [RESIST URGE TO SAY “SO IT GOES”] ”]

DEVASTATED that Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy isn’t playing...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:53:41 -0500

DEVASTATED that Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy isn’t playing anywhere in this state. Fuck you AMC for your misleading poster. I’ve had December 9th on my calendar for months!

DIY: Ribbon Ornaments

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:21:43 -0500

DIY: Ribbon Ornaments:

Love these Liz!

life-in-bloom:

I seriously just made 16 of these for my friends for Christmas. I spent about $25 total for supplies, which makes the cost per ornament about $1.50. And they look soooo cute!!! I honestly can’t wait to give them out.

Just pre-ordered my copy.. can’t wait! februaryy: You...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:26:19 -0500

Just pre-ordered my copy.. can’t wait!

februaryy:

You can pre-order my chapbook Tiny People from NAP for $4. It will ship in Januaryy.

beautiful...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:34:36 -0500

jellyfishmeow:

Love is When a Boat is Built From All the Eyelashes in the Ocean

When the bats
break
from the mouth of
the cave
hold on tight
at my waist.

If I fall
into the ocean
bury what washes up
beneath the mattress
of my first bed.

When our eyelashes fall out
it does not mean we are about to die
it means we are about to be saved.

We should look
directly into the sun.

We should
expect a boat

Monsters are just as beautiful as maidens. —George Condo, BOMB...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:19:38 -0400

Monsters are just as beautiful as maidens.

—George Condo, BOMB 40, 1992

horrible :(

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:20:00 -0400

horrible :(:

Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announce separation

We’ll take Thurston Moore’s Flowers & Cream, please.

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:19:55 -0400

We’ll take Thurston Moore’s Flowers & Cream, please.:

I’m wet.